Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Windmill at North Platte station
- Men, women and children stand next to railroad tracks and a large windmill at the Union Pacific station in North Platte (Lincoln County), Nebraska. Railroad cars labeled "U.P.R.R., 1418" and "U.P.R.R. 1976" stand on tracks nearby. Brick buildings...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; North Platte (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.;...
- [1869]
- Bullion from mines
- View of stacked gold or silver ingots; a mine building is in the background.
- Gold--1880-1900.; Mining--1880-1900.; Silver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- China section gang Promontory
- View of Central Pacific Railroad construction at Promontory (Box Elder County), Utah; shows Chinese-American workers and a photographer's car with lettering: "U.P.R.R. Photograph [Car], J. B. Silvis Stereoscopic & Landscape Views of Notable Points...
- Chinese-Americans--Utah--Promontory--1860-1880.; Promontory (Utah)--1860-1880.; Railroad construction workers--Utah--Promontory--1860- 1880.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Promontory--1860-1880.; Central Pacific Railway Company.; Union Pacific Railroad...
- [between 1869 and 1870?]
- Georgetown - silver mining town
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, northeast, probably from Republican Mountain. Lanmarks includes the McClellan Opera House on Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Taos Streets, which has its name written on the side of the building. Other landmarks include Our...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Wasatch, Utah
- View of a Union Pacific Railroad station and small town identified as Wasatch, Utah. Two men stand on a platform near a warehouse. A caboose sits on the tracks and is labeled with letters reading: "U.P.R.R., Utah, Caboose." A group of tents are...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroads--Utah--1860-1870.; Tents--Utah--1860-1870.; Warehouses--Utah--1860-1870.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- [1869]
- Coast to coast tour of the New York Symphony Orchestra Walter Damrosch, conductor, with Efrem Zimbalist, violin soloist
- Panoramic view of the New York Symphony Orchestra, enroute [sic] to Denver, Colorado for a performance at the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado. Men in hats and coats sit and stand in front of luggage and instrument cases at the Greeley railroad...
- New York Symphony Orchestra--1910-1920.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Musicians--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Orchestras--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Zimbalist, Efrem.
- 1917, May 4
- Coast to coast tour of the New York Symphony Orchestra Walter Damrosch conductor, Efrem Zimbalist, violin soloist, George Engles, manager
- Panoramic photograph of the New York Symphony Orchestra, enroute to Denver, Colorado for a performance at the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado, with inset views of Efrem Zimbalist, violin soloist; Walter Damrosch, conductor; and, George Engles,...
- New York Symphony Orchestra--1910-1920.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Musicians--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950.; Engles, George.; Zimbalist, Efrem.
- 1917, May 4
- Union Pacific railroad caboose
- A view of J.B. Silvis' Union Pacific Railroad car. Signs on the car read: "U.P.R.R. Photograph Car, stereoscopic and landscape views of notable points on line of Pacific Railroad, always on hand, J.B. Silvis, Photographer - Ferrotypes, Porcelains...
- Silvis, J. B.--Homes & haunts.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Photographic studios--1860-1880.; Railroad cabooses--1860-1880.; Railroad cars--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1880?]
- Benton, Wyoming Territory
- View of log and frame buildings and canvas tents in Benton (Carbon County), Wyoming. Shows a Union Pacific Railroad building or depot, freight cars, and businesses with signs that read: "U.P.R.R.[?]" and "N.C. Worth." Shows covered wagons parked on...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1860-1870.; Benton (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Railroad facilities--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.
- 1868
- The first engine of the U.P.
- Men pose on Union Pacific Railroad pony locomotive no. 1 (later named the "Utah") and on the platform at a passenger depot probably in Benton (Carbon County), Wyoming. A conductor in uniform stands beside men in sack suits or vests. The frame...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Benton (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Railroad depots--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Railroad employees--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Black Hawk
- View to the northeast of Black Hawk and lower Gregory Gulch, Colorado; shows High Street, Church Street, Gregory Street, Presbyterian church and schoolhouse, Colorado Central Railroad trestle over Gregory Street, stamp mills and processing mills in...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Oak Ames Monument U.P.R.R.
- View of the Ames Monument on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman, Wyoming. The granite brick pyramid has a bas relief of Oakes Ames near the top.
- Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873--Monuments.; Ames, Oliver, 1807-1877--Monuments.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Sherman (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Sherman--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Pulpit Rock Weber Canon U.P.R.R. Utah
- View of a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock in Weber Canyon near Echo City (Summit County), Utah. A creek is nearby.
- Summit County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Utah--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Tunnel No. 3, Weber Canon U.P.R.r.
- View of Weber Canyon in Morgan County, Utah; shows the Weber River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, a bridge and tunnel.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Morgan County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1890-1910.; Weber River (Utah)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Utah--Morgan County--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Morgan County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Tunnel No. 3, Weber Canon U.P.R.R.
- View of Weber Canyon in Morgan County, Utah; shows the Weber River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, a bridge and tunnel.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Morgan County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1890-1910.; Weber River (Utah)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Utah--Morgan County--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Morgan County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Up the Weber from Pulpit Rock U.P.R.R. Utah
- View of Weber River in Summit County, Utah; also shows a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock.
- Summit County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Weber River (Utah)--1890-1910.; Rivers--Utah--Summit County--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--Summit County--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Silver Plume and mines. Colo: Div: U. P. R. R.
- The view north shows the town of Silver Plume, Colorado. Behind the central buisness district are the mines on Republican Mountain including: the Diamond Tunnel, Pelican, Dives, Baxter, Baxter, Dunkirk and Payrock mines. Sherman Mountain, Brown's...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Landing of the U.P.R.R. Excursts. at Omaha (1)
- People stand near piles of supplies stored in barrels, wooden crates and burlap sacks, in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows a stagecoach, horse drawn wagons, railroad tracks, a Union Pacific Railroad car, and probably the "Colorado" or the...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Missouri River--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Steamboats--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Tourists--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- Landing of the U.P.R.R. Excursts. at Omaha (2)
- People in horse drawn wagons and buggies are beside Union Pacific Railroad tracks, a railroad car, and the river steamers, the "Denver" and the "Colorado", on the Missouri River in probably Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows United States...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Missouri River--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad tracks--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Steamers Denver and Colorado, U.P.R.R.
- People disembark at Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska, and pose near the steamers "Denver" and "Colorado" on the Missouri River. Shows tall smokestacks on steamboats, and people behind ornate wooden railings on upper and lower story observation...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Missouri River--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Steamboats--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Group of Pawnee Warr. & Palace Cars of U.P.R.R.
- Native American (Pawnee) men, hired for a staged performance for members of the Union Pacific excursion to the 100th meridian, wear headdresses and woven blankets, and stand in front of a Union Pacific Railroad passenger car in Nebraska. Men and...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Laying the rails of U.P.R.R. - two miles a-day
- Construction workers lay rail over railroad ties on the Union Pacific Railroad in probably Lincoln County, Nebraska. Shows a supply wagon, men in work clothes and felt hats, and members of the Union Pacific excursion to the 100th meridian, in...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Lincoln County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad construction workers--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroad construction--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Lincoln...
- 1866 October
- Commissioners and directors of the U.P.R.R.
- Men, identified as the commissioners and directors of the Union Pacific Railroad, stand in a row near railroad tracks and pose with a long piece of paper in probably Lincoln County, Nebraska. The Union Pacific Railroad officials wear suits with...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1860-1870.; Lincoln County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Business men--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Generals--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Men--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroad...
- 1866, October
- The Directors of the U.P.R.R. at the 100th Mer.
- Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad pose beside the engine "Idaho," passenger railroad cars, and a painted sign with lettering that reads: "100th Meridian, 247 Miles from Omaha" in Dawson County, Nebraska. The men wear suits, overcoats, caps or...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Dawson County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Arches--Nebraska--Dawson County--1860-1870.; Business people--Nebraska--Dawson County--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Dawson County--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Gro'p of distin. guests of U.P.R.R. at 100h mer. (2)
- Men and women, members of the Union Pacific railroad excursion to the 100th meridian, pose beside Union Pacific Railroad engine "Idaho" and passenger cars in Dawson County, Nebraska. They stand beside a painted sign with lettering that reads:...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Dawson County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Arches--Nebraska--Dawson County--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Dawson County--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--Dawson County--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Burnetizing works of the U.P.R.R. at Omaha (1)
- Workers are beside flat cars stacked with railroad ties at the Union Pacific Railroad Burnetizing works in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows wooden buildings, tunnels and men in a rail yard where wooden ties are treated with zinc chloride to...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Facilities--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad facilities--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad ties--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- T.C. Durant, Esq. & heads of depts. U.P.R.R.
- Thomas C. Durant poses with some of the directors of Union Pacific Railroad departments; they stand beside railroad track and engine "14" in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The men wear suits with frock coats, overcoats, ties, felt caps, derby...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Business people--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad employees--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Durant, Thomas C.
- 1866 October
- Engine House & workshops of U.P.R.R. at Omaha
- View of Union Pacific Railroad locomotives parked inside the arched openings of the brick engine house and workshops of the Union Pacific in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows lumber and railroad ties piled beside railroad tracks.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad shops & yards--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- Burnetizing works of the U.P.R.R. at Omaha (2)
- Workers are beside flat cars stacked with railroad ties at the Union Pacific Railroad Burnetizing works in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows wooden buildings, tunnels and men in a rail yard where wooden ties are treated in zinc chloride to...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Facilities--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad employees--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad facilities--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad switching--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad...
- 1866 October
- U.P.R.R. works and depot, Omaha
- A man sits on a grassy hill near railroad tracks and Union Pacific Railroad works buildings and depot at Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. An engine is in front of the depot and a freight car is near a horse drawn wagon. Shows frame and brick...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad facilities--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
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- N. end W. front U.P.R.R. Works, Omaha
- Cows graze near Union Pacific Railroad tracks and railroad works buildings in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Multi-story probably brick buildings are near a smokestack.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad facilities--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- Construction train of the U.P.R.R.
- Men sit in the grass or stand and pose beside a Union Pacific Railroad construction train and tracks in Nebraska. A horse is beside a flat car piled with rails. Shows probably a telegraph pole nearby.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1860-1870.; Railroad construction workers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Railroad construction--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- U.P.R.R. Bridge No. 3, Weber Canyon, Utah
- A view of tunnel number 3 at Weber Canyon (Morgan County), Utah shows a bridge and the Weber River. Mountainous terrain and simple wood-frame buildings are seen in the distance.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Morgan County (Utah)--1860-1880.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1880.; Weber River (Utah)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Morgan County--1860-1880.; Photographers--Utah--Morgan County--1860-1880.; Railroad...
- [between 1869 and 1880?]
- U.P.R.R. Station, Willow Island, Nebr. in 1867
- View of Union Pacific Railroad car roofs and tracks in Willow Island (Dawson County), Nebraska. Shows a windmill and frame railroad buildings. People stand on the depot platform.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Willow Island (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Nebraska--Willow Island--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--Willow Island--1860-1870.; Windmills--Nebraska--Willow Island--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Laying track U.P.R.R.
- Union Pacific railroad construction workers lay new track in an unidentified location. Mule drawn supply wagons are near the track. Hills and sage covered plain are in the distance.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--1860-1870.; Railroad construction & maintenance--1860-1870.; Railroad construction workers--1860-1870.
- [between 1868 and 1869?]
- Scene at the completion of the U.P.R.R. mural painting, Union Station, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Close-up view of a painted mural in the Union Station interior in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. The mural depicts a Union Pacific locomotive, a man with a sledgehammer, Native Americans, dignitaries, a photographer, a United States flag,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Commemoration--1940-1950.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.; Murals--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Tunnel on U.P.R.R. between Cheyenne and California, no. 24
- View of a Union Pacific Railroad Company tunnel probably in Wyoming. The wooden lined tunnel goes though a low hill, a telegraph pole is on an embankment nearby.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Hills--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Railroad tunnels--Wyoming--1860-1870.
- [1869?]